The FS6 was darker, yellower and redder than the fresh wheat
flour spaghetti (Table 4). A more yellow color in fresh pasta is
commonly considered an important quality attribute for the
product (Carini, Vittadini, Curti, & Antoniazzi, 2009). Chillo et al.
(2008) examined the quality of three types of gluten-free spaghetti
made from amaranth flour and emulsifier, and with the
addition of quinoa, beans and chickpeas. They observed that the
optimum cooking time and loss of solids for the formulations
mixed with equal amounts of amaranth were 6 min for quinoa (11.4 g 100 g1), 7.5 min for beans (11.4 g 100 g1) and 7 min for chickpeas (9.2 g 100 g1). All of these reported values much higher than those found in the study reported herein, demonstrating the superior quality of the FS6 sample.